Maria João Castro

PhD student at University of Porto 🧬| Integrated in Dra Carla Abreu's team at @i3s_UPorto
Combine my love for science 🧪 and my art hobby 🖌

[Maria João Castro @MariaJDe_Castro]

I could not be happier with one of my illustrations being the January cover of @JCellBiol!😁I thank @Carla_M_Abreu and @TJ_Dantas for trusting me this challenge and the entire team for their enormous support!

[Carla Abreu @Carla_M_Abreu]

This new year couldn't start any better. Our latest work (https://t.co/itkjOjsOVV) featured on the cover and hilighted in the January issue @JCellBiol. Artistic representation of #IFT #dynein by @MariaJDe_Castro. Welcome 2022!

[AnnalsSG @AnnalsSG]

The latest Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Vol 54, No 9, Sep 2025) is out!
🔬 Myeloma care updates 🧠 Mental health in primary care 🌍 Junior doctor challenges 🧬 Childhood Takayasu arteritis 🏥 Kidney care insights
Read at: https://t.co/iBXc9YG995
#MedicalResearch

[AnnalsSG @AnnalsSG]

Just released: Insights from the latest Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore journal! Covering everything from cancer treatment to AI in health and population health challenges. #SingaporeHealth #MedicalResearch

[AnnalsSG @AnnalsSG]

Read the May 2025 issue of the Annals:

Preterm birth trends & AI prediction in a multi-ethnic Asian population

Omicron outcomes in vaccinated individuals with heart failure & ischaemic heart disease

Stable coronary artery disease management variations in the Asia-Pacific.

[AnnalsSG @AnnalsSG]

Vol 54 No 4 now available. Must-reads:
machine learning for chest pain risk in EDs, impact of home visits for maltreated kids, guidance on pregnancy-associated breast cancer mgmt
➡️ https://t.co/iBXc9YFBjx

#MedTwitter #Research #ClinicalPractice #Healthcare #Singapore

[Azimet KARLUK @AzimetKarluk]

Our recently published paper (https://t.co/g4OQM83yOy) has been featured as the back cover of Journal of Materials Chemistry C!

[AnnalsSG @AnnalsSG]

Dive into the latest research on corticosteroids for severe pneumonia, gender dysphoria, evolving treatments for atopic dermatitis, and more. 🏥💊 #AAMS #healthcare #research #Singapore #medicine
https://t.co/iBXc9YG995

[Communications Biology @CommsBio]

Our most recent editorial celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution and what it represented for Portuguese Science.

Authored by out Portuguese editorial board members @TJ_Dantas, @AnaRita_Grosso and @gdsxavier

https://t.co/Npqp1cKDr2

[Maria João Castro @MariaJDe_Castro]

Hello #SciArtPortfolioWeek! I'm excited to share some of my latest illustrations/drawings.

#scicomm #sciart #sciviz

[Maria João Castro @MariaJDe_Castro]

I am incredibly grateful to have my illustration chosen as the cover for the FENS Regional Meeting 2023! Thank you for this opportunity to showcase my artwork and represent such an important event. I can't wait to attend this exciting event! #FRM2023

[FENS @FENSorg]

🤩 Check out the EJN Virtual issue in honour of the #FRM2023. Take the opportunity to read the top-cited EJN papers with authors hailing from the organising country, Portugal.
👉 Find out more: https://t.co/VwqyC1QAeW
#FENSmembers have free access to @EJNeuroscience!

@WileyNeuro

[Maria João Castro @MariaJDe_Castro]

@CtiaFilipaViei1 @KarenL_PhD Ouch! Eight doublets instead of nine... but I understand this frustration. When I sculpted my dynein-2 out of clay, I accidentally created one motor ring with seven AAA domains instead of six...I like to think it is something that has yet to be discovered!😂

[Tiago Dantas @TJ_Dantas]

Artwork by the amazing @MariaJDe_Castro :)

[Maria João Castro @MariaJDe_Castro]

@AndrBarrosCarv1 @Mariana_Gadelho @Carla_M_Abreu @fbaup @UPorto @i3S_UPorto @AnaRDe_Castro Se depositares cinco mil euros na minha conta até amanhã pode ser que o libertemos inteiro no sábado 😈

[Maria João Castro @MariaJDe_Castro]

@Mariana_Gadelho @Carla_M_Abreu @fbaup @UPorto @i3S_UPorto Obrigada! ❤️ Cede-me 2 horas do Spinning disk e trato feito 🤣

[Maria João Castro @MariaJDe_Castro]

@osorio_ds @Carla_M_Abreu @fbaup @UPorto @i3S_UPorto Obrigada! 🥰

[Maria João Castro @MariaJDe_Castro]

Very happy to see my illustrations in this incredible exhibition.
Thank you @fbaup, @i3S_UPorto and @UPorto!
Thank you all for the support!

[Carla Abreu @Carla_M_Abreu]

Very proud of @MariaJDe_Castro for having her scientific art in the #DrawingAcrossUniversityBorders exhibition at #MuseuSoaresDosReis organized by @fbaup, @UPorto, in collaboration with @i3S_UPorto. Do not miss it! It's free and a great event. https://t.co/1pi9awEfCm

[Carla Abreu @Carla_M_Abreu]

Very proud of @MariaJDe_Castro for having her scientific art in the #DrawingAcrossUniversityBorders exhibition at #MuseuSoaresDosReis organized by @fbaup, @UPorto, in collaboration with @i3S_UPorto. Do not miss it! It's free and a great event. https://t.co/1pi9awEfCm

[Daniel Osorio @osorio_ds]

A wonderful Master thesis defense! Congrats @MariaJDe_Castro @Carla_M_Abreu @TJ_Dantas

[Maria João Castro @MariaJDe_Castro]

Obrigada a todos!!❤️

[Universidade Porto @UPorto]

Decorem bem estes rostos, porque eles podem ser o 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙤 𝙙𝙖 𝘾𝙞𝙚̂𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖 𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙖... 🤩👨‍🔬👩‍🔬
Saibam porquê... 👉 https://t.co/rPh1oq2UbG

[Maria João Castro @MariaJDe_Castro]

This is one of the most significant moments of my professional career❤️Thank you @UPorto for selecting me as one of the best oral communication in the “Biological Sciences” area at 15th IJUP meeting